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General Knowledge Quiz 9

1. The term stagflation is used to describe

a) inflation with growth
b) inflation with recession
c) deflation with growth
d) deflation with recession

a) NSE
b) BSE
c) DSE
d) SEBI

3. When demand is inelastic, an increase in the price of a commodity would cause the total expenditure of the consumers to

a) increase
b) decrease
c) first increase and then decrease
d) none of these

4. Good will is a

a) washing asset
b) intangible asset
c) fictitious asset
d) current asset

5. When customs duty is levied according to the value of goods, it is called

a) revenue duty
b) excise duty
c) specific duty
d) ad valorem duty

6. Elasticity of demand indicates

a) change in quantity demanded
b) rate of change in quantity demanded
c) change in income
d) change in prices

7. Sundarlal Bahuguna is associated with which of the following?

a) Chipko Movement
b) Literacy mission
c) Bhoodan movement
d) Leprosy eradication

8. The soil best suited for cotton cultivation is

a) red soil
b) laterite soil
c) black soil
d) desert soil

9. The term hydroponics is used to refer to

a) sound propagation under water
b) cultivation of plants in water
c) a water-borne disease
d) under-water electronic devices

10. The Capital of Finland is

a) Vienna
b) Budapest
c) Helsinki
d) Canberra

11. The Planning Commission was set up by the

a) Parliament
b) Joint decision of the Union government and the States
c) Government of India
d) President

12. The Planning Commission was set up in

a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1956
d) 1971

13. The largest island in the world is

a) England
b) Greenland
c) New Zealand
d) Australia

14. Wimbledon is a place associated with

a) cricket
b) football
c) lawn tennis
d) table tennis

15. Which one of the following states has a literacy rate lower than the national average?

a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Bihar
d) Karnataka

16. Deficit financing creates additional paper currency to fill up the gap between expenditure and revenue. This device aims at economic development. But if it fails, it generates

a) deflation
b) de-monetization
c) devaluation
d) inflation

17. Which Indian state stands first in the production of Zinc?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan

18. Which element present in the human diet is considered a major cause of heart diseases?

a) proteins
b) carbohydrates
c) sodium
d) cholesterol

19. The Capital of Australia is

a) Sydney
b) Canberra
c) Melbourne
d) None of these

20. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water is called

a) Oasis
b) Strait
c) Isthmus
d) Bay

21. Who won the F1 German Grand Prix in 2008?

a) Kimi Raikkonen
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Felipe Massa
d) Fernando Alonso

22. Who won the Tour de France 2008 cycling championship?

a) Carlos Sastre
b) Cadel Evans
c) Bernhard Kohl
d) Denis Menchov

23. Who was recently conferred with the 'Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace-2008?

a) Desmond Tito
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Somnath Chatterjee
d) Aung San Suu Ki

24. Which country will play host to the 15th SAARC Summit?

a) Sri Lanka
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh

25. Which one of the following countries was admitted as the eighth member of SAARC in 2007?

a) Afghanistan
b) Pakistan
c) Nepal
d) Maldives

Answers

1. inflation with recession
2. SEBI
3. increase
4. intangible asset
5. ad valorem duty
6. rate of change in quantity demanded
7. Chipko Movement
8. black soil
9. cultivation of plants in water
10. Helsinki
11. Government of India
12. 1950
13. Greenland
14. lawn tennis
15. Bihar
16. inflation
17. Rajasthan
18. cholesterol
19. Canberra
20. Strait
21. Lewis Hamilton
22. Carlos Sastre
23. Nelson Mandela
24. Sri Lanka
25. Afghanistan